book;
print
- Museum number
- 1896,0125.2.27
- Title
- Series: Small Passion
- Description
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Twenty-sixth plate from the second edition of the bound series of 37 woodcuts with Latin text, published by Daniel Bissuccio in Venice in 1612; Christ walking down to the arched gateway to Limbo on the right, on the left a group of people including Moses, John the Baptist, Adam and Eve, and text in letterpress on verso. c.1509
Woodcut
- Production date
- 1509 (This edition published in 1612)
- Dimensions
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Height: 125 millimetres
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Width: 99 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This is the twentiy-sixth plate from a copy of the second edition of the Small Passion series, published by Daniel Bissuccio, Venice, 1612. [see 1896,0125.2(1-37]. It consists of 37 illustrations, all with Italian text on the verso; in addition to the illustrations, this edition has four text sheets and a new title-page.
For further information on this book and the related woodblocks in the BM, see 1896,0125.2.2
Collation: this page has the signatur H2.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: La Passione Di N.S.Giesv Christo D'Alberto Dvrero Di Norimberga...
- Acquisition date
- 1896
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1896,0125.2.27
